Attachment for filing cases



Feb. 13, 1945 v T A. J. GORE 2,369,348

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Feb. 13, 1945 A. J. GORE 2,369,348

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Patented Feb. 13, 1945 UNITED rATES" PATENT OFFICE a'rraonrmnr FOR FILING CASES Albert J. Gore, Washington, no. Application May 4, 1943, Serial No. 485,641

V 7 Claims. This invention relates to attachments for n1- ing cabinets, and has for its object to provide a paper holder which may be conveniently engaged with the ordinary hand hold of filing'cabinets in various positions, from subsfifi tiall horizontal to substantially vertical,and co used for holding papers, either for} examination. The constructionis device may be engaged witha flleJ-han reversed position to serve as a con for examination of papers, and in vided for retaining thepapers on t of its suspended positions or inits reverse pos tion. 7

Further, the holder, as constructed, only serves as a holder for filing purposes, but maybe conveniently disposed to serve as a copy holder for typists.

In the drawings herewith, illustrating one embodiment of my invention:

Figure 1 is a view in plan of the device.

, Figure 2 is a view in side elevation showing the device engaged with a hand hold of a filing drawer, one position being hown in full lines and another being shown in dot and dash lines.

Figure 3 is a view in plan of the device in reversed position. 7

Figure 4 is a view in side elevation of the device when engaged in reversed position with the hand hold of a filingcabinet.

Figure 5 is a fragmental view, similar to Figure 4, howing the paper holding bail pivoted in a different location.

Figure 6 is a fragmental view, in side elevation, parts being broken away, showing a slight modification of the hand hold-engaging loop.

Figure 7 is a, detailed sectional view similar to Figure 6, but showing the, device set at a different angle to the file case than that shown in Figure 6.

Figure 8 is a fragmental view, in side elevation, showing the tray used vertically, and-with a furthei -modified form of loop.

tion of the tray.

may be used, or the metal may be rolled to give a stifl'ening bead. l

The lower end I! of the'holder is turned up at substantially right angles tothefbody portio'n Ill, this projecting foot portion serving to hold the papers in place on the body portion in any posi- At the upper end of the body portion andon the opposite side from the upturned foot portion i 12, I provide a curved projecting loop l3, which is designed to engage a hand hold it on a filing cab net. ":The loop l3 will-be preferably an open loopflas shown, andof sufilcient width relative ewidth of the'holder to hold the same mt tip ing 'sidewise by reason of the two int contact of the limbs of the loop IS with theihand hold H. In this position, as will be clear, the'holder will be maintainedln any position of adjustment, the loop l3 engaging the hand hold H with its outer surface bearing against the face of the filing cabinet adjacent the hand hold. Preferably, in order to guard against marring the cabinet surface, the loop I3 will be covered with buffer material, such as rub-' from the hand hold.

It will be seen, as shown in Figs. 4, 6, '7, s. and 9, that the loop I3 is of irregular curvature,

having the sharply curved base portion and the elongated flattened curved end portion. With this construction th sharply curved base portion will engage the hand-hold I4 on the file case, as shown in Figs. 2, 6, '7, and 8, and the flattened elongated end portion which contacts the file case permits, of different angular adjustments of the device when it is engaged with the handhold which would not be possible if the curvature of the loop l3 was uniform throughout its length. As shown in Fig. 4, when the device is reversed. the same facility of adjustment angu'larly is secured.

Preferably, the loop l3 will have the extension l5 which, as shown in Figure 2, pass through the body portion In near its upper end and extend downwardly on the opposite face thereof, being secured in any suitable manner, as by soldering or brazing, as shown at I6, to' the body, thus firml securing the said loop in place, and, further', these extensions l5 serve to stiffen the thin body portion I0, permitting the use of material of very light gauge and yet maintaining sufilcient rigidity to give a stable construction.

In order to hold the paper temporarily in place on the holder, I provide a ball I! which is plvotally mounted at 18 in the upturned edges of the holder, the ends of the bail I1 being turned inwardly, to provide pintles H, which may be sprung into suitable receiving bearings formed in the side walls of the holder.

The ball I! may be mounted in either of two positions, as shown. The pintles Il may be engaged with the bearings l8 near the upper end of the holder, as shown, or they may be engaged with bearings l8 near the lower end of the holder, as shown in Figure 5, where the holder is used as a horizontal table-like support. The bail I1 may be readily shifted by springing it so as to disengage the pintles from the bearings and engage them with either set of bearings desired. When used in the position shown in Figure 5, with the pintles engaging the lower bearings l8, the cross member of the bail I! will hold the papers at the top and maintain them in proper position.

In Figures 3, 4, and 5 I have shown the holder in reverse position, in which a substantially horizontal position of the tray is provided with the loop [3 engaging from the underside of the hand hold, as shown in Figure 4. In this position the bail I! may be reversed and serve to hold papers in place on the back of the horizontally disposed holder. For use in this position of the holder I provide projections 20 on the side of the tray opposite the loop l3, which projections 20 engage the face of the file drawer, or cabinet, and, with the loop 13, maintain the holder in its proper position. The projections 20 will preferably be faced with soft buffer material o as to prevent any marring of the file.

In Figure 6 I have shown a slight modification of the hand-hold engaging-loop, and in this form of the invention I have provided the loop at intervals with slight depressions 2| which will more positively engage the hand holds. These depressions 2| may be formed in any suitable manner, so as to give more positive engagement of the loop with the hand hold on the file, and in the form shown in Figure '7 they are conveniently made by slight bends in the limbs of the loop. In Figure 8 I have shown another and convenient manner of forming the depressions by twisting two wires together so that the depressions 2| will be provided between the twists of the wires.

It will be understood thatin all forms of the loop it may be covered with a buffer material so as to prevent any marring of the surfaces with which it is used, and in the forms such as shown in Figures 7 and 8, where the depressions are provided for engaging the hand hold, the buffer material will be sufficiently thin to conform to the shape of the loop, and not interfere with the engagement of the depressions with the hand hold.

The device may also be used as a copy holder, as shown in Figure 9, where the bail ll-is swung to the position shown and serves to support the holder in convenient position with the papers resting in the body portion l0 and held in position by the foot l2.

When the device is used as a copy holder, as shown in Figure 9, it is desirable to provide means which will prevent marring of the surface on which it stands, and to that end I provide the foot of the holder 10 with buffers 22 which will rest upon the surface of the desk and prevent any scratching. Further, to this same end, the bail I! will be provided with iuflers 23, here shown as spaced one from the other, although a single buffer may be extended across the lower limb of the bail n, if desired. This disposition of buffers insures protection of polished surfaces when the device is used as a copy holder.

From the foregoir 3, it will be seen that a very simple and convenient holder is provided for use in connection with filing under various conditions, with the papers conveniently and securely held for the purposes of insertion or removal from filing cabinets.

It will be understood that variations in the make-up of the device from the particular construction here disclosed, may be made and insofar as those are within the range of mechanical skill, they are to be deemed to fall within my invention.

I claim:

1. A device of the class described comprising a reversible body portion having on each side a paper supporting face, an integral paper holding foot bent outwardly from one side of said body portion atone end, a curved handhold engaging loop at the other end of said body portion and on the opposite side thereof and engageable with a handhold in either position of said body portion, and a reversible paper holding bail mem-' ber pivoted on said body portion to engage and hold papers against the paper supporting face in either position of said body portion.

- either position of said body portion, and bearings for said bail member at each end of said body portion.

3. A device of the class described comprising a reversible body portion having on each side a paper supporting face, an integral paper holding foot bent outwardly from one side of said body portion at one end, a curved hand-hold engaging loop having spaced handhold engaging limbs at the other end of said body portion on the opposite side thereof and engageable with a handhold in either position of said body portion, a reversible and detachable paper holding bail member pivoted on said body portion to hold papers against a paper supporting face in either position of said body portion,- bearings for said bail member at each end of said body portion, and buffer means projecting beyond the end of said body portion to 'bear against the face of a file cabinet when the body portion is in reversed position.

4. A device of the class described comprising a,

reversible body portion, a paper holding foot projecting from one side of the body portion at one end, a hand-hold engaging member projecting from the other end of said body portion on the opposite side thereof and engageable with a hand-hold in either position of said reversible body portion, and a reversible paper holding bail member pivoted on said 'body portion to hold papers in either position of said body portion and movable to support said body portion in an upright position as a copy holder.

5. A device of the class described comprising a reversible body portion, a paper holding foot projecting from one side of the body portion at one end, a hand-hold engaging member projecting from the other end of said body portion on the opposite side thereof and engageable with a handheld in either position of said body portion, a reversible paper holding bail member pivoted on said body portion to hold papers in either position of said body portion and movable to support said body portion in an upright positi0n as a copy holder, and buffers on said foot portion and said bail member to prevent marring contact with a supporting surface.

6. A device of the class described comprising a body portion having on one side a paper supporting face,.a paper holding foot extending outwardly from one side of said body portion at one end, a curved member projecting from one end of said body portion and engageable with a hand- 7 hold and the vertical face of a file case. said body portion having on one side a paper supporting face, a paper holding foot extending out wardly from one side of said body portion at one end, a curved member projecting from one end of said body portion, said member having a sharply curved base portion to engage the handhold of a file case, and an elongated flattened curved end portion to engage the vertical end of a file case, said member having a plurality of independently oppositely extending depressed portions positively to engage the hand-hold and maintain the device in diiferent angular positions relative to the file case, and means for holding the paper in any of the angular positions of the body portion.

ALBERT J. GORE. 

